Job   
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40:1The LORD said to Job:
40:2"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
40:3Then Job answered the LORD:
40:4"I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
40:5I spoke once, but I have no answer--twice, but I will say no more."
40:6Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
40:7"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
40:8"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
40:9Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
40:10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
40:12look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
40:13Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
40:14Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
40:15"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
40:16What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
40:17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
40:18His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
40:19He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
40:20The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
40:21Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
40:22The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
40:23When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
40:24Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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